MOTION FOR BOARD MEETING OF NOVEMBER 17, 2011
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MOTION expressing opposition to Senate Bill 02525 pending in the Illinois General Assembly
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Whereas, Section 19 of the MWRD Act was part of the MWRD’s original enabling legislation of 1889 and had as its purpose the compensation of downstate property owners in the Illinois Valley whose lands were overflowed as a result of the reversal of the Chicago River and the diversion of Lake Michigan water through the newly-constructed Sanitary and Ship Canal; and
Whereas, Senate Bill 02525 represents an attempt to impose liability on the District where to date, the Circuit Court of Cook County has found that none exists.
I hereby move that the Board of Commissioners express its opposition to Senate Bill 02525.
Dated: November 17, 2011
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Commissioner